Thumbscrews
Tempest (TMP) #312 · Rare · Artifact
Mana cost: {2}
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have five or more cards in hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
"We will start small, I think."
—Volrath
Illustrated by Charles Gillespie · Released October 14, 1997
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.30 USD · €0.33 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.03 USD (9.1%) to $0.30 USD; low $0.30 USD, high $0.33 USD.
Printings
- Tempest #312 (this printing) · Rare · 1997 · $0.30 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — It checks the number of cards in your hand at the beginning of upkeep, and if you have 4 or fewer cards in hand it will not trigger. It checks again when it resolves and will not deal damage unless you still have 5 or more cards in hand.